Vicars Cross

Vicars Cross
Vicars Cross Vicars Cross shown within Cheshire
Population	5,663 (2001 Census)^[1]
OS grid reference	SJ439668
Unitary authority	Cheshire West and Chester
Ceremonial county	Cheshire
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHESTER
Postcode district	CH3
Dialling code	01244
Police	Cheshire
Fire	Cheshire
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	City of Chester
List of places UK England Cheshire

Coordinates: 53°11′38″N 2°50′38″W / 53.194°N 2.844°W / 53.194; -2.844

Vicars Cross is a large suburban area situated on the east side of Chester, in Cheshire, England. At the 2001 Census the area had a population of 5,663.^[1]

Community

The local primary school in Vicars Cross is Oldfield Primary which is situated in Green Lane. Most of the local children go on to attend Christleton High School.

In Vicars Cross there is a United Reformed Church, an authority controlled library in Green Lane, a County Youth Centre and a Scout hut (both in Thackeray Drive) and The Centurion pub. There are also many community groups including the Women's Guild and Women's Institute, a parent and toddler group, scouts; brownies; a football club (Vicars Cross Dynamos) and Chester Rugby Union Football Club, part of which is located in Piper's Ash and Guilden Sutton. In the late 1990s Vicars Cross gave birth to the seminal punk band Ca$ino (originally called Ca$ino-a-go-go), and in turn the VXHC (Vicars Cross Hardcore) movement. CaSino's self released "Attack of Bullethead" E.P is still revered to this day. 'VX's favourite sons' disbanded in 2002 due to musical differences. Today the VXHC scene survives with a small number of local bands performing around the northwest, most prominently led by Face of Christ.

To this day members of the VXHC movement hold celebrations on 5th October due to the Roman numerals for 5 and 10 being prominent in the culture

Governance

Parish Council

Great Boughton Parish Council comprises the North and South Wards. There are eight parish councillors in the North Ward, six of whom are Conservatives and two are Liberal Democrats.

The South Ward of the parish has seven councillors serving Boughton Heath. All but one of the councillors are Conservatives. The Parish Council usually meets on the third Monday of every month.

References

1 2 2001 Census: Vicars Cross (Ward), Office for National Statistics, retrieved 2 November 2008

Cheshire West and Chester

Principal settlements	Chester Ellesmere Port Frodsham Neston Northwich Winsford

Civil parishes (current)	Acton Bridge Agden Aldersey Aldford and Saighton Allostock Alvanley Anderton with Marbury Antrobus Ashton Hayes and Horton cum Peel Aston Bache Backford Barnton Barrow Barton Beeston Bostock Broxton Burwardsley Byley Capenhurst Carden Chester Castle Chidlow Chorlton Chowley Christleton Clotton Hoofield Clutton Coddington Comberbach Croughton Crowton Cuddington Cuddington Darnhall Davenham Delamere and Oakmere Dodleston Duckington Duddon Dunham-on-the-Hill and Hapsford Dutton Eaton and Eccleston Edgerley Elton Farndon Frodsham Golborne David Great Boughton Great Budworth Guilden Sutton Handley Hargrave and Huxley Hartford Harthill Helsby Huntington Ince Kelsall Kingsley Lach Dennis Lea-by-Backford Ledsham Little Budworth Little Leigh Little Stanney Littleton Lostock Gralam Malpas Manley Marston Mickle Trafford and District Mollington Moston Mouldsworth Moulton Neston Nether Peover No Man’s Heath and District Norley Northwich Poulton and Pulford Puddington Rowton Rudheath Rushton Saughall and Shotwick Park Shocklach Oviatt and District Shotwick Park Sproston Stanthorne and Wimboldsley Stoak Stretton Sutton Tarporley Tarvin Tattenhall and District Thornton-le-Moors Threapwood Tilston Tiverton and Tilstone Fearnall Tushingham-cum-Grindley, Macefen and Bradley Upton by Chester Utkinton Waverton Weaverham Wervin Whitegate and Marton Whitley Wigland Willington Wincham Winsford

Civil parishes (former)	Aldford Ashton Hayes Bickley Bradley Bridge Trafford Bruen Stapleford Buerton Burton Caldecott Caughall Chorlton-by-Backford Church Shocklach Churton by Aldford Churton by Farndon Churton Heath Claverton Cotton Abbotts Cotton Edmunds Crewe by Farndon Delamere Dunham-on-the-Hill Eaton Eccleston Edge Foulk Stapleford Golborne Bellow Grafton Hampton Hapsford Hatton Hockenhull Hoole Village Horton-by-Malpas Horton cum Peel Huxley Iddinshall Kings Marsh Larkton Lea Newbold Lower Kinnerton Macefen Marlston cum Lache Mickle Trafford Newton by Malpas Newton-by-Tattenhall Oakmere Oldcastle Overton Picton Poulton Prior's Heys Pulford Saighton Saughall Shocklach Oviatt Shotwick Shotwick Park Stanthorne Stockton Tattenhall Tilstone Fearnall Tiverton Tushingham-cum-Grindley Wimbolds Trafford Wimboldsley Woodbank Wychough

Unparished areas	Chester Ellesmere Port

Ceremonial county of Cheshire

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Unitary authorities	Cheshire East Cheshire West and Chester Halton Warrington

Major settlements	Alsager Birchwood Bollington Chester Congleton Crewe Culcheth Ellesmere Port Frodsham Handforth Knutsford Lymm Macclesfield Middlewich Nantwich Neston Northwich Poynton Runcorn Sandbach Warrington Widnes Wilmslow Winsford See also: List of civil parishes in Cheshire

Rivers	Bollin Croco Dane Dean Dee Gowy Goyt Mersey Weaver Wheelock

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